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RASTECH 2023

Cooke Inc. acquires Tassal Group Ltd.

Cooke Inc., parent company of Cooke Aquaculture Inc. of New Brunswick, Canada, has acquired Tassal Group Limited of Australia, under which Cooke has acquired all outstanding shares of Tassal.


NWAA decries decision to end Cooke Aquaculture’s farming leases

Washington state Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz announced the end to the 40-year tradition of fish farming in Puget Sound. In response, the Northwest Aquaculture Alliance, joined by six other seafood trade associations, has called for a third-party review of the science upon which Commissioner Franz made her decision.


Bright horizons: Seaweed and shellfish 2023 outlook

While media coverage has often cast controversial salmon operations in a harsh spotlight, seaweed and shellfish farms have been bathed in a golden glow, like an Instagram filter that subliminally suggests environmental benefits and sincere, small-scale entrepreneurs.
 
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To protect and save

The future of salmon farming in British Columbia has never been more uncertain, as the province’s aquaculture community finds itself navigating some turbulent waters, pushed into the path of the federal government’s blue economy strategy. » Read more
 
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RAS Academy

International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture 2022

November 27 - December 02, 2022
Puerto Varas, Chile
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World Aquaculture 2022

Nov. 29-Dec. 2, 2022
Singapore
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